Netherlands at the Cricket World Cup

The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (Royal Dutch Cricket Association) which is based in Amstelveen close to Amsterdam and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New Zealand. The Netherlands have participated in the 1996,^[1] 2003,^[2] 2007^[3] 2011,^[3] and 2023 Cricket World Cups.^[3]

Cricket World Cup Record

Year	Round	Games	Won	Tied	Lost
1975[4]	Did not participate
1979[5]	Did not qualify
1983[6]
1987[7]
1992[8]
1996[1]	Group Stage	5	0	0	5
1999[9]	Did not qualify
2003[2]	Group Stage	6	1	0	5
2007[3]	Group Stage	3	1	0	2
2011[10]	Group Stage	6	0	0	6
2015[11]	Did not qualify
2019[12]
2023[13]	Group Stage	9	2	0	7
Total	-	29	4	0	25

World Cup Record (By Team)

Cricket World Cup matches (By team)
Against	Wins	Draws	Losses	Total	First win
Afghanistan	0	0	1	1
Australia	0	0	3	3
Bangladesh	1	0	1	2	28 October 2023
England	0	0	4	4
India	0	0	3	3
Ireland	0	0	1	1
Namibia	1	0	0	1	27 February 2003
New Zealand	0	0	2	2
Pakistan	0	0	3	3
Scotland	1	0	0	1	20 March 2007
South Africa	1	0	3	4	17 October 2023
Sri Lanka	0	0	1	1
United Arab Emirates	0	0	1	1
West Indies	0	0	1	1
Zimbabwe	0	0	1	1
Total	4	0	25	29	[14][15]

1996 World Cup

In 1994 the Dutch finally qualified for the World Cup, after finishing third in that year's ICC Trophy. In the World Cup itself in 1996, they were eliminated in the first round, but performed with some credit in their game against England.^[16]

17 February Scorecard

New Zealand  307/8 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 188/7 (50 overs)
Craig Spearman 68 (59) Steven Lubbers 3/48 (9 overs)		Peter Cantrell 45 (86) Chris Harris 3/24 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 119 runs Reliance Stadium, Baroda Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Ian Robinson Player of the match: Craig Spearman (NZ)

22 February Scorecard

England  279/4 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 230/6 (50 overs)
Graeme Hick 104* (133) Roland Lefebvre 1/40 (10 overs)		Klaas van Noortwijk 64 (82) Phil DeFreitas 3/31 (10 overs)

England won by 49 runs Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Umpires: Steve Bucknor and K.T. Francis Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Eng)

26 February Scorecard

Netherlands  145/7 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 151/2 (30.4 overs)
Flavian Aponso 58 Waqar Younis 4/26		Saeed Anwar 83* Peter Cantrell 1/18 (4 overs)

Pakistan won by 8 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: K.T. Francis and Steve Bucknor Player of the match: Waqar Younis (Pak)

1 March Scorecard

Netherlands  216/9 (50 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 220/3 (44.2 overs)
Peter Cantrell 47 (106) Shaukat Dukanwala 5/29 (10 overs)		Saleem Raza 84 (68) Roland Lefebvre 1/24 (8 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Mahboob Shah and Steve Randell Player of the match: Shaukat Dukanwala (UAE)

• This was the first ever official ODI between two ICC Associate teams.

5 March [1]

South Africa 328/3 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands  168/8 (50 overs)
Andrew Hudson 161 (132) Eric Gouka 1/32 (2 overs)		Nolan Clarke 32 (46) Allan Donald 2/21 (6 overs)

South Africa won by 160 runs Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Steve Randell Player of the match: Andrew Hudson (SA)

2003 World Cup

2001 finally saw the Netherlands win the ICC Trophy, beating Namibia in the final in Toronto. They thus qualified for the 2003 World Cup. They again failed to progress beyond the first round in the tournament, but recorded their first one day international win over Namibia during the tournament. Feiko Kloppenburg (with 121) and Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk (134 not out) scored the first two One Day International centuries in the side's history.^[16]

12 February 2003 Scorecard

India  204 (48.5 overs)	v	Netherlands 136 (48.1 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 52 (72) Tim de Leede 4/35 (9.5 overs)		Daan van Bunge 62 (116) Javagal Srinath 4/30 (9.1 overs)

India won by 68 runs. Boland Bank Park, Paarl, South Africa Umpires: Daryl Harper and Peter Willey Player of the match: Tim de Leede (Net)

16 February 2003 Scorecard

Netherlands  142/9 (50 overs)	v	England 144/4 (23.2 overs)
Tim de Leede 58 (96) James Anderson 4/25 (10 overs)		Michael Vaughan 51 (47) Daan van Bunge 3/16 (3 overs)

England won by 6 wickets. Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa Umpires: Darrell Hair and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: James Anderson (Eng)

20 February 2003 Scorecard

Australia  170/2 (36 overs)	v	Netherlands 122 (30.2 overs)
Damien Martyn 67 (76) Tim de Leede 2/34 (7 overs)		Tim de Leede 24 (38) Andy Bichel 3/13 (5 overs)

Australia won by 76 runs (D/L method). North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa Umpires: Dave Orchard and Peter Willey Player of the match: Damien Martyn (Aus)

• Rain meant that Netherlands had a revised target of 198 from 36 overs.

25 February 2003 Scorecard

Pakistan  253/9 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 156 (39.3 overs)
Yousuf Youhana 58 (59) Daan van Bunge 2/27 (4 overs)		Daan van Bunge 31 (60) Wasim Akram 3/24 (8.3 overs)

Pakistan won by 97 runs. Boland Bank Park, Paarl, South Africa Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Srinivas Venkataraghavan Player of the match: Yousuf Youhana (Pak)

28 February 2003 Scorecard

Zimbabwe  301/8 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 202/9 (50 overs)
Andy Flower 71 (72) Roland Lefebvre 2/38 (8 overs)		Daan van Bunge 37 (47) Brian Murphy 3/44 (10 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 99 runs. Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Tyron Wijewardene Player of the match: Heath Streak (Zim)

27 February 2003 Scorecard

Netherlands  314/4 (50 overs)	v	Namibia 250 (46.5 overs)
Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk 134 (129) Louis Burger 2/49 (10 overs)		Gavin Murgatroyd 52 (62) Feiko Kloppenburg 4/42 (10 overs)

Netherlands won by 64 runs Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) Player of the match: Feiko Kloppenburg (NLD)

2007 World Cup

In the 2005 ICC Trophy, the Netherlands finished 5th, qualifying for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, and gaining one-day International status until the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier. The 2007 World Cup was in the West Indies, and the Netherlands were eliminated in the first round, though they did beat Scotland along the way.^[17]

16 March 2007 Scorecard

South Africa  353/3 (40 overs)	v	Netherlands 132/9 (40 overs)
Jacques Kallis 128* (109) Billy Stelling 1/43 (8 overs)		Ryan ten Doeschate 57 (74) Justin Kemp 2/18 (4 overs)

South Africa won by 221 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (SA)

• Wet pitch reduced the match to 40 overs per side.

In a match shortened to 40 overs due to wet pitch conditions, South Africa still managed their third 200-run victory at this World Cup, scoring runs at a rate faster than that recorded by Sri Lanka when they set the world record number of runs in a One-day International in July 2006 against this Dutch team. Though Dutch wicket-keeper Jeroen Smits caught Abraham de Villiers for nought in the first over, and South Africa had made four runs in the first five overs, things went South Africa's way from then on. Herschelle Gibbs hit Daan van Bunge for six sixes in the 30th over, a first in ODI cricket, Mark Boucher scored a fifty off 21 deliveries, a World Cup record and two balls off his own South African record,^[18] and added another 25 from ten balls before time was up. South Africa also became the first team to make three century partnerships in a One-day International, and hit a World Cup record of eighteen sixes in an ODI.^[19]

For the Netherlands, Tim de Leede, Daan van Bunge and Luuk van Troost conceded 163 runs in their 12 overs between them, and when batting, the Dutch team's only professional Ryan ten Doeschate was their only man to pass 25, making 57 before he was run out as one of three Dutch batsmen to suffer this fate. Shaun Pollock's six overs cost four runs, the most economical spell of the World Cup thus far.

18 March 2007 Scorecard

Australia  358/5 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 129 (26.5 overs)
Brad Hodge 123* (89) Tim de Leede 2/40 (10 overs)		Daan van Bunge 33 (33) Brad Hogg 4/27 (4.5 overs)

Australia won by 229 runs. Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Brad Hodge (SA)

The fourth 200-run win in ten games of the Cup thus far, with Australia becoming the first team to win consecutive One-day Internationals by 200 runs or more. Glenn McGrath became the second bowler in World Cup history to take 50 wickets at the tournament.^[20]

Australia chose to bat first, losing three wickets by the 20-over mark, with Tim de Leede having both openers caught, but Michael Clarke and Brad Hodge set a World Cup record fourth-wicket partnership with 204,^[20] and Australia eventually ended on 358 for five. Hodge's last 28 balls yielded 73 runs. Netherlands' openers Bas Zuiderent and Darron Reekers made 36 at nearly a run-a-ball in the first six overs, but Nathan Bracken had Reekers caught for 25, and four more wickets followed for ten runs. After van Bunge and de Leede had put on 40 for the sixth wicket, Glenn McGrath and Brad Hogg ended the innings.

20 March 2007 Scorecard

Scotland  136 (34.1 overs)	v	Netherlands 140/2 (23.5 overs)
Neil McCallum 24 (43) Billy Stelling 3/12 (8 overs)		Ryan ten Doeschate 70 (68) John Blain 2/29 (5 overs)

Netherlands by 8 wickets Warner Park, Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Billy Stelling (Nld)

2011 World Cup

On 22 February 2011, The Netherlands posted their highest ever total against a full-member nation, scoring 292 against England, batting first at the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Ryan Ten Doeschate top scored 119 from 110 balls. However, the Netherlands were unable to defend their strong total and failed to pull off a huge shock, England winning by 6 wickets with 2 overs to spare. They eventually failed to win any of their group matches and were last in their Group.

22 February 2011 Scorecard

Netherlands  292/6 (50 overs)	v	England 296/4 (48.4 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 119 (110) Graeme Swann 2/35 (10 overs)		Andrew Strauss 88 (83) Ryan ten Doeschate 2/47 (10 overs)

England won by 6 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Ryan ten Doeschate (Ned)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

Netherlands captain Peter Borren won the toss and elected to bat first against England, one of the contenders for the trophy. Netherlands started well, with openers Alex Kervezee and Wesley Barresi going at a quick pace but England fought back, getting both openers soon after; and after 33 overs, Netherlands were 149/4. Then Ryan ten Doeschate accelerated, and went on to score a brilliant century, and this, coupled with very poor fielding from England, helped Netherlands plunder 104 runs off the last ten overs and lead them to a strong 292/6.

The English started off very strongly in their reply, getting their first 100 runs at a run a ball without losing a wicket. Kevin Pietersen fell soon after, but Netherlands were unable to build on it. England captain Andrew Strauss closed in on a century but holed out and all the England top order batsmen scored runs, with Paul Collingwood and Ravi Bopara taking England home with 1.2 overs to spare.

The Netherlands score of 292 was the second highest score from an Associate nation playing against a Test nation.^[21]

28 February 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard

West Indies  330/8 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 115 (31.3 overs)
Chris Gayle 80 (110) Mudassar Bukhari 2/65 (10 overs)		Tom Cooper 55* (72) Kemar Roach 6/27 (8.3 overs)

West Indies won by 215 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Kemar Roach (WI)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
• West Indian bowler Kemar Roach took a hat-trick with the final three balls of the game and became the first West Indian player to take a hat-trick in a World Cup match.^[22]

3 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard

South Africa  351/5 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 120 (34.5 overs)
AB de Villiers 134 (98) Ryan ten Doeschate 3/72 (10 overs)		Wesley Barresi 44 (66) Imran Tahir 3/19 (6.5 overs)

South Africa won by 231 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
• AB de Villiers made his 11th ODI century, with 134 runs from 98 balls. His partnership of 221 runs with Hashim Amla is the highest ODI total in Mohali.^[23]

9 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Netherlands  189 (46.4 overs)	v	India 191/5 (36.3 overs)
Peter Borren 38 (36) Zaheer Khan 3/20 (6.4 overs)		Yuvraj Singh 51* (73) Pieter Seelaar 3/53 (10 overs)

India won by 5 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
• During the match, Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to score more than 2,000 runs in World Cup cricket.^[24] Yuvraj Singh took his 100th ODI wicket, with the dismissal of Wesley Barresi.^[25]

14 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard

Netherlands  160 (46.2 overs)	v	Bangladesh 166/4 (41.2 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 53* (71) Abdur Razzak 3/29 (10 overs)		Imrul Kayes 73* (113) Tom Cooper 2/33 (7.2 overs)

Bangladesh won by 6 wickets Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Imrul Kayes (Ban)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.

18 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard

Netherlands  306 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 307/4 (47.4 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 106 (108) Paul Stirling 2/51 (10 overs)		Paul Stirling 101 (72) Tom Cooper 2/31 (7 overs)

Ireland won by 6 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Ire)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

2023 World Cup

6 October 2023 Scorecard

Netherlands  205/10 (41 overs)	v	Pakistan 286/10 (49 overs)
Bas de Leede 67 (68) Haris Rauf 3/43 (9 overs)		Saud Shakeel 68 (52) Bas de Leede 4/62 (9 overs)

Pakistan won by 81 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Chris Brown (NZ) Player of the match: Saud Shakeel (Pak)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to field first.

Netherlands World Cup statistics

Highest innings totals

Score	Opponent	Venue	Year
314/4 (50 overs)	v  Namibia	Mangaung Oval	2003
306 (50 overs)	v  Ireland	Eden Gardens	2011
296/6 (50 overs)	v  England	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium	2011
262 (49.4 overs)	v  Sri Lanka	Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium	2023
245/8 (43 overs)	v  South Africa	HPCA Stadium	2023
Source:[26] Updated: 7 April 2021

Lowest completed innings

Score	Opponent	Venue	Year
90 (21 overs)	v  Australia	Arun Jaitley Stadium	2023
115 (31.3 overs)	v  West Indies	Feroz Shah Kotla	2011
120 (34.5 overs)	v  South Africa	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium	2011
129 (26.5 overs)	v  Australia	Warner Park Stadium	2007
132/9 (40 overs)	v  South Africa	Warner Park Stadium	2007
Source:[27](unfinished innings excluded from this list) Updated: 7 April 2021

Highest individual innings

Player	Score	Opponent	Venue	Year
Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk	134*	Namibia	Mangaung Oval	2003
Feiko Kloppenburg	121	Namibia	Mangaung Oval	2003
Ryan ten Doeschate	119	England	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium	2011
Ryan ten Doeschate	106	Ireland	Eden Gardens	2011
Peter Borren	84	Ireland	Eden Gardens	2011
Source:[28] Updated: 7 April 2021

Best bowling figures

Bowling figures	Player	Opponent	Venue	Year
4/23 (7.2 overs)	Paul van Meekeren	v  Bangladesh	Eden Gardens	2023
4/35 (9.5 overs)	Tim de Leede	v  India	Boland Bank Park	2003
4/42 (10 overs)	Feiko Kloppenburg	v  Namibia	Mangaung Oval	2003
4/42 (8.5 overs)	Adeel Raja	v  Namibia	Mangaung Oval	2003
3/12 (8 overs)	Billy Stelling	v  Scotland	Warner Park	2007
Source:[29] Updated: 7 April 2021

Most matches

Most runs

See also

• Netherlands national cricket team
• Cricket in the Netherlands

References